عن أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنين أُمِّ الحَكَم زَيْنبَ بِنْتِ جحْشٍ رضي اللّه عنها أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَزِعًا يقُولُ: «لا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّه، ويْلٌ لِلْعربِ مِنْ شَرٍّ قَدِ اقْتربَ، فُتحَ الْيَوْمَ مِن ردْمِ يَأْجُوجَ وَمأْجوجَ مِثْلُ هذِهِ» وَحَلَّقَ بأُصْبُعَيْه الإِبْهَامِ والَّتِي تَلِيهَا. فَقُلْتُ: يَا رسول اللّه أَنَهْلِكُ وفِينَا الصَّالحُونَ؟ قال: «نَعَمْ إِذَا كَثُرَ الْخَبَثُ» متفقٌ عليه.
On the authority of the Mother of the Believers, Umm al-Hakam Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered upon her in a state of alarm, saying: 'There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah! Woe to the Arabs from an evil that has drawn near! Today a breach has been made in the barrier of Ya'juj and Ma'juj like this' — and he made a circle with his thumb and the finger next to it. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, shall we be destroyed even though there are righteous people among us?' He said: 'Yes, when wickedness becomes widespread.' Agreed upon (narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim).
الشرح · explanation
فزِعًا: الفزع هو الذعر والخوف. ويل: كلمة عذاب، وتقال عند الحزن. يأجوج ومأجوج: أقوام يظهرون آخر الزمان ويفسدون في الأرض، وظهورهم من علامات الساعة. رَدْم: السَدّ الذي بناه ذو القرنين لحجز يأجوج ومأجوج. حلَّق بأصبعيه: أي جعل السبابة في أصل الإبهام وضمها حتى لم يبق بينهما إلا فتحة صغيرة. الخَبَث: فسره الجمهور بالفسوق والفجور، وقيل الزنى خاصة، والظاهر أنّه المعاصي مطلقًا.
In a state of alarm (fazi'an): Alarm is fright and fear. Woe (wayl): A word of torment, said in times of grief. Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog): Peoples who will appear at the end of time and spread corruption on earth; their appearance is among the major signs of the Hour. Barrier (radm): The dam built by Dhul-Qarnayn to contain Ya'juj and Ma'juj. Made a circle with his fingers (hallaqa bi-usbu'ayhi): He placed his index finger at the base of his thumb and pressed them together until only a small opening remained between them. Wickedness (al-khabath): The majority of scholars interpreted this as immorality and transgression. Some said it refers specifically to fornication, but the apparent meaning is sins in general.
الدروس · lessons
يحصل الهلاك العام بسبب كثرة المعاصي وانتشارها وإن فيهم الصالحون. بيان شؤم المعاصي. المصائب تعمّ الناس جميعًا صالحين وفاسدين، ولكنّهم يُبعثون على نياتهم. الحثّ على إنكار المعاصي ومنع وقوعها.
General destruction occurs due to the abundance of sins and their spread, even though there may be righteous people among them. An exposition of the evil consequences of sin. Calamities encompass all people — the righteous and the wicked alike — but they will be resurrected according to their intentions. The exhortation to censure sins and prevent their occurrence.